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Today’s Comment of the Week: The Paralegal Checks In
Wonderful Reader K.C. writes: The Promotion is definitely my next read. My “day” job is as a paralegal and the description is genius. Can’t wait to read. Oh boy! A paralegal! Reading about “when big law meets big trouble…” This should be interesting… It kind of reminds me of that time I walked into the Continue reading
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Amazon v. Hachette (or Whatever v. Whatever)
By “whatever v. whatever” I don’t mean to imply indifference. I know people care passionately about this. And they’re right to! It’s their livelihood, their passion, their art that’s at stake. No, by “whatever v. whatever” I mean “traditional v. indie” or “print v. ebook” or “established v. new” or however else you view the Continue reading
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New Novella Release: The Promotion!
Another great day here on the Jacke Blog. I’m excited to announce the release of my new book, The Promotion: A Novella. Officially, The Promotion “is the deadpan cri de couer of a lawyer trapped inside a Kafkaesque firm, tasked with recruiting new attorneys even as he himself slides into obsession and madness.” Unofficially, it’s Continue reading
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Self-Publishing Literary Fiction – A Ray of Hope
Oh, it’s hard times for literary fiction in general, I know. (People don’t read it any more!) And for indie publishers, there is the stigma. (Who do you think you are? You need to have someone else decide whether your book should be available to readers…) But there’s hope! As David Gaughran, guru of marketing Continue reading
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Self-Publishing Progress Update
Drafts complete: Yes (five) Extensive revisions complete: Yes (four) Assessment to move forward: Yes (two) (both novellas) Website operational: Yes Beta reader feedback incorporated: Yes (one draft, multiple readers) Editing complete: Yes (one) Formatting for Kindle finished: Yes (except for back matter) (one) Cover design: In progress (one) Preview on Kindle device: None Uploaded to Continue reading
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Jonathan Franzen, Horse’s Ass
In anticipation of his forthcoming book, the Internet has been having fun with Jonathan Franzen’s astonishing recent article What’s Wrong With the Modern World. I’ve done my share of piling on. It might be time to remember just what a horse’s ass he is. The Jonathan Franzen Horse’s Ass Quiz Which of the following is Continue reading
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Rise of the Novella?
Some interesting speculation that digital publishing, with its lower overhead costs, will lead to the rise of the novella. And why not? Readers like reading them, authors like writing them, but most importantly: sometimes that’s how long a story should be. It’s the difference between Monty Python ending a scene abruptly vs. SNL stretching one out Continue reading
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Mr. Franzen’s Folly
How does someone so seemingly intelligent get things so wrong all the time? Here’s Franzen’s latest: “In my own little corner of the world, which is to say American fiction, Jeff Bezos of Amazon may not be the antichrist, but he surely looks like one of the four horsemen. Amazon wants a world in which books are Continue reading
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